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Deborah Taffa

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Deborah Jackson Taffa’s debut book, Whiskey Tender, forthcoming from HarperCollins on Feb 27, 2024, has received advanced praise from the following outlets: The NY Times, “17 New Books Coming in February,” Publishers Weekly "Memoirs & Biographies: Top 10," The Millions "Most Anticipated,” and Electric Lit “Books by Women of Color to Read," Zibby Mag "Most Anticipated Book,” San Francisco Chronicle "New Book to Cozy Up With.”

With fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts in Prose (2024), PEN America, MacDowell, Rona Jaffe, and the NY State Summer Writer’s Institute, Deborah received her MFA from the NWP at the University of Iowa. EIC at River Styx magazine, she is the director of the MFA CW program at the Institute of American Indian Arts and splits her time between Saint Louis, MO, and Santa Fe, NM. She is a citizen of the Yuma Nation and Laguna Pueblo.

Feb. 27, 2024

Deborah Jackson Taffa - WHISKEY TENDER

In this interview, I chat with Deborah Jackson Taffa about Whiskey Tender , telling an intersectional story, portraying blended backgrounds versus oversimplifying the Native experience, weaving history into her own story, wha...
Guest: Deborah Taffa